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Stakeholder Perspectives on Infant Formula Safety Governance in China: A Decade after the Melamine Crisis

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  • Yang, Ronghui
  • Horstman, Klasien
  • Penders, Bart

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This paper critically engages with dynamics of the Chinese food safety governance infrastructure following the melamine crisis. It presents a qualitative analysis of sixteen in-depth stakeholder interviews in Hunan, Hubei and Henan. We reveal tensions between a segmented model of governance and a centralised model, between a centralised top-down model and stakeholder participation, and between a public model and a private, decentral market where corporate reputation must result in transparency and trust. Stakeholders also see gaps between ideals of inclusive, transparent and participatory governance, and effective problem-solving. Governance of food safety in China, even when targeting inclusion and public accountability, remains heavily dependent on the central state as a pivotal actor.

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  • Yang, Ronghui & Horstman, Klasien & Penders, Bart, 2021. "Stakeholder Perspectives on Infant Formula Safety Governance in China: A Decade after the Melamine Crisis," SocArXiv 43r8a, Center for Open Science.
  • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:43r8a
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/43r8a
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